Russia’s Top Oil Producer Buys Giant Siberian Rare-Earth Deposit
Monazite ore samples.
Photographer: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty ImagesRussia’s largest oil producer bought a giant Siberian rare-earth deposit, which may become an area of cooperation with the US.
State-run Rosneft PJSC acquired closely held Vostok Engineering, which holds the license for Tomtor, on May 20, according to Russia’s national commercial registry.